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Xavier Worthy becomes first Texas Longhorn to score Super Bowl touchdown

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•02/09/25
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For the first time ever, a Texas Longhorn has scored in the Super Bowl. Even though the Chiefs were getting steamrolled 34-6, Kansas City wideout Xavier Worthy hauled in a touchdown pass in the third quarter. In doing so, he became the first player from Texas to ever score a touchdown in the big game.

Xavier Worthy was the lone bright spot for KC

Worthy was the lone bright spot on Sunday for the Chiefs, finishing with eight catches for 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. One of those was a beautifully tossed 50-yard bomb late in the fourth quarter from Mahomes. Worthy casually burned the Eagles’ secondary deep, and Mahomes placed the ball on the money in stride, for what was the most beautiful connection of the game.

Worthy had a pretty decent rookie season, flashing his world-class speed at times. But Sunday was his best game of the year and by a substantial margin. Chiefs’ fans will hope that he can build on his Super Bowl performance heading into the second year of his NFL career.

Worthy shattered the record on Sunday for the most receiving yards by a rookie wideout in the Super Bowl. The previous record was owned by Torry Holt and Chris Matthews, who were tied at 109 yards.

But this one was never close, thanks to the pressure of the Eagles’ defensive line. And a dominant showing from their secondary. It was never close from start to finish. It was a thorough dismantling of the Chiefs’ dynasty when the lights were the brightest.

Philadelphia came away with a 40-22 blowout win.

The Philadelphia defense sacked Mahomes six times. The Eagles also forced him into three turnovers, one of which was a fumble that gave Philly the ball in the red zone. The other was a back-breaking pick six by rookie Cooper DeJean. Perhaps even more impressive was the fact that the Eagles defense didn’t blitz once. Vic Fangio, the defensive coordinator for Philly, will forever be remembered for that Super Bowl performance.

On3’s Nick Geddes also contributed to this article.